September 21, 1998

Issued to MK-Ferguson of Oak Ridge Company, related to Bioassay Program Deficiencies at DOE's Oak Ridge Facilities,  (EA-98-08)

On September 21, 1998, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Preliminary Notice of Violation (EA 98-08) to MK-Ferguson of Oak Ridge Company for violations of 10 C.F.R. 835 associated with bioassay program deficiencies that resulted in multiple failures to identify significant intakes of radioactive material by two workers over a period of nearly two years at DOE's Oak Ridge facilities.